Jiri Prochazka Admits Jamahal Hill Champ 'On Paper,' But 'I'm Still Here' - The MMA Hour
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Jiri Prochazka gives his reaction to the UFC 283 main event between Jamahal Hill and Glover Teixeira, Hill's punching power, how Glover looked slow in the fight, who is the best light heavyweight in the world right now, how he is recovering from his severe shoulder injury, targeting a July or August return and the possibility of fighting Hill next, his meditation schedule, his pick for the next title challenger if he can't fight soon, his video callout of Hill, and more.
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This guy is just a class act.. A real martial artists, in both fighting and personality.. Humble and down to earth.
@beauaIloevv
Жыл бұрын
he will never get the belt back, 0 title defenses 😂😂😂
@NationalGeographx
Жыл бұрын
@@beauaIloevv Right. Hill will knock Jiri out first round guaranteed.
@libertarian100
Жыл бұрын
"Planet"?!?!?! Nobody other than Globalists want to speak about that lie.Jiri said " Earth".
@ramb0lxmb
Жыл бұрын
Doesnt seem that humble to me, seems like he thinks he’s the best in the world. Nothing wrong with that.
@arterr63
Жыл бұрын
@@NationalGeographx really? Why dont knock Glover? :)
When he says “the glover” 😂😂
@tonymaccaroni5744
Жыл бұрын
When I see Glover I instantly think everytime "The Glover" because of Jiri. He will always be "The Glover" for me. 😁
"Winter is good. It is more healthy to be in the cold." I'm paraphrasing, he's such a legendary person. WOW.
@ryanlemus6338
Жыл бұрын
What time did he say this
@slashkokane
Жыл бұрын
@@ryanlemus6338 14:30 i think
This guy is pure class...Pure definition of Martial Artist! All respect to Jiri Prochazka and wish you a fast recovery, brother!
I love this guy; the epitome of a Martial Artist!!
It’s like Ariel is communicating with an alien from a different species. Jiri is such a unique entity
@necrosis125
Жыл бұрын
Yeah cause he can barely put together a sentence
@tomaspipek986
Жыл бұрын
@@necrosis125 he’s basically the same when he speaks in his native language, he is just different breed
@mmamultiverse75
Жыл бұрын
@Owen Collin most american comment
@satori-in-life
Жыл бұрын
Or just communicating with somebody who has a different native language.
@FBAExapt
Жыл бұрын
Yall be riding
Just respect Hill man. He fought a great fight.
@yaboicaden200
Жыл бұрын
Respect anyone who gets in there and fights honorably. Especially true samurais like Jiri. 🔥
@halkiingg9500
Жыл бұрын
i don’t think he said anything disrespectful to him bro
Such a classy move for Jiri to relinquish the Belt. (Other's have held it) I'm very impressed with Jamal Hill's performance. Jiri vs Hill will be fun. Hill showed a lot more ability to handle himself on the ground. He was able to go all 5 rounds. Stayed active with his energy and he was successful in all aspects of the fight. Can't wait to see Jiri vs Hill.
@Sui_Generis0
Жыл бұрын
He had to give it up. It wasn't a choice
@mathurex211
Жыл бұрын
@D1 No, it was his choice. How many champs have waited a year to fight because of injury. What do you think interims are for. Jiri gave it up because of his honor.
@Sui_Generis0
Жыл бұрын
@@mathurex211watch his previous interview with ariel. He essentially says it himself
@mathurex211
Жыл бұрын
@D1 You're misinterpreting what he said. He said he still wanted to fight, and the ufc wouldn't let him fight with one arm. So he gave up the belt. The ufc never told him to he had to give up the belt.
@mitchellhedges711
Жыл бұрын
Glover became an old man over night. There’s a reason that phrase exists. He looked like a shadow of the fighter who lost to Jiri 6-7 months ago. Jiri is the man but it’s cool Hill gets to experience getting the Gold for a bit & keep the belt warm for Jiri. Let’s go Champ. Heal up
Wooow, this guy is something else . And very humble too i like it
Jamahal Hill really surprised everyone Saturday. Knew man was a beast but honestly thought he’d gas compared to Glover’s experience 🙌🏼 CAN’T WAIT FOR THE UNIFICATION BOUT LFG!
@ramonbriones4487
Жыл бұрын
He made me 200 bucks. It was a pretty safe and easy fight to call
@skript00
Жыл бұрын
@@ramonbriones4487 I don’t bet but in my mock draft I was 50/50 tbh. Last thing I expected was Glover to get murdered 😭
@aceboogie9012
Жыл бұрын
Hill is Undisputed
@shane7051
Жыл бұрын
There is no unification bout.
@alexmulugeta9582
Жыл бұрын
Hill will stop Jeri
As someone who read the Book of 5 Rings myself years ago I absolutely love to hear Jiri talk and see him fight. My favorite fighter for sure.
Count on Ariel to have the best guest on right after the fights . One of the best shows around
@dootpooter4740
Жыл бұрын
Where I come from people like that get slapped
It broke by heart to see Glover go out like that. My sober house roommates & myself were all going nuts trying to telepathically egg Glover on!
@inside1283
Жыл бұрын
“Sober house” it’s some sort off rehabilitation program in the states I believe
@luanzeka9846
Жыл бұрын
2 deadset comedians, leave that to the ppl who are. 2 FB comments, both saying the Same thing. Life is great when making you're own Individual. comments , white ppl ?
@AJ02700
Жыл бұрын
STAY SOBER
@weirdsideelly3111
Жыл бұрын
@Dr. Whoop Ass i was even further off i thought it was some type of inuendo for being on drugs.like me and my "sober"wink wink friends haha.
@diluted8
Жыл бұрын
Likewise
I think Hill will rock Jiri a few times but I honestly feel like Jiri will find a way to submit Hill . Glover REALLY showed his age in that fight and was already gassed by round 3.
@simonboyane1140
Жыл бұрын
He wasn't gassed as such, but rather hurt
@brodysievers5163
Жыл бұрын
They will both Rock eachother. Both have great chins
@ish562
Жыл бұрын
Jiri will get finished before he gets a lucky submission, Hill is too slippery and his full mount escape against Glover was amazing.
@DarkCloudNC2
Жыл бұрын
@@ish562 Jiri by submission over Hill .
@wardevil91
Жыл бұрын
If glover couldn't control hill jiri definitely won't
Despite his English is getting better, respect for that, Ariel I would highly recommend to have interview with him with translator. I'm from Czech republic and he has a lots to say, all the things you are interesting, you'll get an answer. He's way more interesting then he's able to show in English speaking interview. @MMAFightingonSBN
@Iklasnja
Жыл бұрын
Exactly.. its always hard to listen to his english
@wrapnride1920
Жыл бұрын
You're right that will be great to hear him in full potential, such a interesting human being.
@CrackerBarrelkid555
Жыл бұрын
True but this is good practice for him to learn English. The reason why fighters never learn English bc they always have a translator
@kap10ahab420
Жыл бұрын
@@CrackerBarrelkid555 100%
@Iklasnja
Жыл бұрын
@@CrackerBarrelkid555 once a year? Not really.. only if he takes classes
I really appreciate and respect this guy and hope for his recovery and future success
As these fighters get older their last fights tend to take a lot out of them. I think that Jiri did that to Glover in their fight. Jiri is like a fighter out of a video game, can't wait to see him back.
Hill vs Prochazka is going to be a banger!!!
His body will heal faster than average because his mind is stronger than average. It’s all connected.
Jiri vs Glover was the fight of the year! Jiri vs Hill..."I'd buy that for a dollar!"
I feel you showed the heart of a samurai. You have all of our respect my brotha. 👍🏾👍🏾
Jiri is gonna be back better than ever. You can see in his eyes in this how fired up he is, he's gonna take everyone's heads. He has a warrior mindset so he will heal as quickly and efficiently as possible and will make sure to keep training however he can, like on his Instagram you can see him still training conditioning. The main guys he needs to watch are 1 obviously Jamal and then 2 Blachowicz and Magomed and see who wins between them if they rematch like they should. What I want to see happen is Blachowicz vs Magomed 2 then winner gets Jamal then winner of that gets Jiri when he returns. Johnny Walker is a big concern for Jiri as well, so he will focus on him and watch every fight closely and pick up on his tendencies.
@alexpopowski1318
Жыл бұрын
Walker has all the skills. He just needs to watch the defence… he doesn’t deal well when being pressured. I want him to do well, he’s fun to watch and seems like a decent dude.
@katana_3558
Жыл бұрын
Walker? 😂
@yaboicaden200
Жыл бұрын
@@alexpopowski1318 yeah but I feel some guys in the division are less capable of bringing that type of pressure to a guy like Walker. Mostly because of how big he is. Only guys I really see beating him for 100 percent certainty is Magomed with wrestling and all around dominance and maybe Jan with his leg kick game.
@DEGENERATE_sendit
Жыл бұрын
Jiri puts Walker out on the first real strike. As does jamahal. Walker vs mago or Jan can be close but walkers chin is out for lunch 24/7
@yaboicaden200
Жыл бұрын
@@DEGENERATE_sendit I think jiri puts em all out. Dude hits like an asteroid.
What a fantastic guy very humble and polite.
Jiri spitting facts
Come back stronger brotha. We will be here for you when you return. 👍🏾👍🏾
Looking forward to Jiris return 💪
I think jiri's fight with glover played a big part in hill's performance being so good if I'm honest.
Can’t wait for the return!!!
Jiri get back when fully healed!Rather than rush!
Let's go Jiri!!
Ariel I love what you offer people to offer. Great job brother. Love your art.
Love Jiri. He's such a fascinating person. I would love to hang out with him and learn more about him.
Taking nothing away from Hill, but Glover really looked like a 40 year old compared to his last few fights. Even his TD attempts in the first round looked super slow, the wars & old age really caught up since his Jiri fight . I think Jiri vs Hill will be awesome none the less & then I’m sure down the line, Hill vs Peirera will be made .
Keep working Champ
The glover, the jamahal hills 😂 Gets me every time
Imagine jiri KOing jamahal then getting on the mic and just says "I'm still here"
Wtf? The man had "the worst shoulder injury the UFC doctors have ever seen" and you don't ask if he had surgery, what kind of rehab he's doing and what kind of time frame he needs to recover, but you ask if he listens to music when he meditates? Come on.
@coreyskixjewelry
Жыл бұрын
He's talked about it in previous videos.
@HustleHardimon
Жыл бұрын
@@coreyskixjewelry You're 100% right. I missed that interview last month.
@Lbcyoung
Жыл бұрын
Ariel isn't a smart journalist nor is he known for asking serious, facts-based questions.
What a fighter, he is the best martial artist ever.
Jiri let's do this Man!!!
All these casuals doin mma math and thinkin Hill gonna run thru Jiri, lol. Make sure u come with that same energy when Jiri triple lindy flip- backfist ko's Jamahamahal
@larrybstreetfish5852
Жыл бұрын
Most casual comment so far..
true martial artist
Speed and age aside Glover's fight IQ wasn't point in this fight . He was head hunting the entire time .His hands were also low allowing Jamal to land that headkick repeatedly. He could gone to the body or go for leg kicks. Not taking anything away from Jamal but I think Glover could have done better considering his training with Alex.
@user-zo4iz2nv5u
Жыл бұрын
Glovers game is to wrestle and Hill didn’t allow that to happen. Unlike Jiri. Huge fan of glover but Hill was clearly the better fighter. Stop with the excuses.
@halkiingg9500
Жыл бұрын
it’s hard to be speed and age aside when he’s 43 years old and was just in a massive war his last fight. it’s probably what led him to fight that way. if he’s dipping to go to the body imagine how badly he’d get caught. you can’t put massive things like that aside because whether we like it or not; it forsure affected how glover fought
@mmawithsubtitles7460
Жыл бұрын
@@user-zo4iz2nv5u He is right, Glover wasn't even trying to evade/ block Hill's strikes. Don't forget that before Glover became a Grappler he was a striker. It's why he usually mix both so well through fights. He really got touched by time between fights. Pointing this out doesn't take anything from Hill's win, mate.
@user-zo4iz2nv5u
Жыл бұрын
@@mmawithsubtitles7460 It does takeaway from his win. Hill made him look bad. People think because his performance against Jiri was good that he’d dominate Hill no problem when Hill is stylistically a harder matchup to begin with.
True Warrior Respectful, Honest and a Gentleman. Giving Jahmal the credits he deserves as the champion. I look forward to their fight.
Godspeed to Mr Prochazka's recovery. Him and Mr Hill to fight for the Light Heavyweight BMF. Hope it happens. ✊
Glover went out on his shield but I'm really sad how bad the crowd was there. He gave everything to stay in that fight and he could have given up but he's no like that and he certainly deserved better from the people there.
Can’t wait
Think he’s saying glover looked old and slow since his performance against glover wasn’t any good compared to hill. Hill was simply the better man that night.
Love Ariel’s way of question it’s like a kid in awe of a super hero
jiri vs hill will be fun… hoping jiri comes back 100%
Can't wait for Alex to avenge Glover and add Hill to his highlight reel 👊
@curtisl9165
Жыл бұрын
Hahahahahahahagahahahaha ya ok
@bryanboone3875
Жыл бұрын
smh
Jamaal Hill will have the belt for a second. He’s just holding it.
"I'm coming" - Jiri Prochazka
@buckhead40z
Жыл бұрын
... That's what she said.
@beauaIloevv
Жыл бұрын
- to lose - jirbum procheatzka
@OngoGablogian-ku8xn
Жыл бұрын
@@buckhead40z she didn’t say that
I like hill a lot but this dude is the best 205 on the planet. Even if Alex moves up
@KONAMAN100
Жыл бұрын
Johnnie Walker can get in the mix I feel.
Jiris English is definitely improving, not that it was bad, but compared to like a year ago, definitely better i think! impressive!
He's coming. HE'S COMIIIING!!
JIRI!!! I cant wait to see this man in the cage again
I want to see Jonny walker vs Anthony smith now. And Jamal hill vs rakic or nemkov next 💪
Congratulations Jamal Hill
Love Jiri's fighting style, mindset and views on martial arts. Sometimes wonder can his views not only be beneficial but also damaging to his training direction and skill development. His open stance and hands down approach give him ability to see the openings and opponents attacks sooner, but also require more time to defend himself, hence Jiri has been cracked/dropped almost every time he has fought in UFC. Wonder how long can his brain can withstand that damage before starting to shut down on minor traumas (like with Walker). Also wonder how would he perform against guys like Jones that would really take advantage of his style
@FF-wl1oo
Жыл бұрын
Dropped almost every time? He's had 3 fights in UFC - Oezdemir, Reyes and Teixeira, the only one who rocked him bad was Reyes. And idk if we count that upkick - Jiri said he was KOed, but you don't recover from a KO in like 1 second.
@alenzegnal4883
Жыл бұрын
@@FF-wl1oo In all of those fights Jiri got rocked. He is young and in great shape so he can still take the damage and recover quickly but if you follow this sport long enough you start to see this fighters developing glass chin as their brain is trying to protect them sooner. While hands down approach is attractive for us speculators, it is inferior to fighters that use their hands for defense as well
@alenzegnal4883
Жыл бұрын
@julian marx yes agree 100%, that's why we all love to see him fighting. Other great fighter in that division is rakic- on the other hand I feel he is to cautious and calculative and could use some of Jiri's wildness
Nice to see you champ, let's get that belt back this year haha that'd be easy for you!
Jiri is the man
This guy is a no bs badass
Lord Jiri !
he's COMING!
I wish Glover gave it one last run!! He looked like a world beater against Jirri.
@rabitof5248
Жыл бұрын
being real glover was washed against Hill. the age catch him this time if glover was in the same form he fought jiri Hill would get taken down in 1 minute
@ish562
Жыл бұрын
Jiri did not defend Glover's takedowns like Hill.
@coreyskixjewelry
Жыл бұрын
@@ish562 True.
@satori-in-life
Жыл бұрын
It was one of the best performances of Glover's career but the dogfight with Jiri took a lot out of him that much is clear now.
@coreyskixjewelry
Жыл бұрын
@@satori-in-life I truly think so similar to Kelvin Gastellum & Dan Hooker.
Glovers age finally caught up with him in that fight. Hill vs Jiri, well that's going to be fascinating. Interesting he mentions Walker power because that guy is freaking frightening now. How big are Jiri hands, damn!
Jiri vs Hill would be an insane fight. I hope that goes down in 2023.
jiri such a dawg
Watching this back after the Hill interview. It's crazy how Jiri gives more respect to Hill than Ariel does...
What's impressive to me is how Ariel shows nothing but respect to all his guests...Never interrupts, always hits key points of interest and he will not change his moral code no matter who it is !!! Much respect!!
Even putting their comparisons against Glover aside, Hill vs Jiri is favorable to Hill. Jiri would have to change up his style and completely catch Hill off guard to win, cuz his usual high risk high reward style looks like KO invitations
@bryanboone3875
Жыл бұрын
True I agree. If Hill hits him like Glover hit Jiri he will go night night.
I like this guy. 👌
Hi guys be blessed everyone
I died at 15:07 my man’s said I stepped into my garden 😂🤣
Becoming a big fan of Jiri! This dude means business and I’m almost certain he will win the title back. I’m sorry but Hill will smash Smith.
I'm so glad it's 2023. Could you imagine Jiri coming at you with a long sword in like the 1600's?
last mornin yeah today mornin yuh last morning yeah lmaoooo
The only thing I saw was that Glover was finished after facing Jiri and didnt have anything left.
@luanzeka9846
Жыл бұрын
Oooooops wrong Post my bad!
@ElSuenoPaisa
Жыл бұрын
Excuses excuses
@mmawithsubtitles7460
Жыл бұрын
His age caught up to him. Someone that doesn't have anything left would've throw the towel
@jocoolshow
Жыл бұрын
Or Jamahal just beat on the Glover that was evenly matched with Jiri, not counting styles Stylistically, Jiri is an easier matchup for Hill than Glover is since Jiri is a striker
Your are ninja 👍🏾👍🏾🥋
Jiri champ in 2022 Hill in '23 we shall see end of the year 2024
@mmawithsubtitles7460
Жыл бұрын
Actually Glover was also Champ in 22. So I suppose we gotta see how the second semester goes
Really wish I wasn't so broke I feel hopeless
@inside1283
Жыл бұрын
You’re not the only one mate, keep going things can only get better
@zacheryjackson
Жыл бұрын
Thank u I appreciate it. Life's crazy man I would do anything just to have 100$ but the next person may think 100$ is nothing.
@Cub__
Жыл бұрын
Head up and keep looking for ways brother
@AntiM1001
Жыл бұрын
@@zacheryjackson Maybe you shouldn't be whiny in the internet and earn 100$. It's a bit pathetic.
@officialzacht
Жыл бұрын
@@AntiM1001 shut up bum everyone struggles
Glover took so much damage vs Jiri, i think if Hill fight vs Glover first, it would look totally different. unpopular opinion...
@SonsOfDeForest
Жыл бұрын
100
People sleeping on Rakic... dude is so good
Jiri Prochazka is a real life Goku. He is genuinely excited about fighting a great opponent.
For me personally, the light heavyweight rose to the first place, huge guys with well-made techniques, and now we have a ranking of top seven who can dethrone each other, Denisa proves the value of Slavic
@hypebeast533
Жыл бұрын
we are 50 germanic 50 slavic
Jamahal needs to get in shape and he will win against Jiri easy. Cardio is a little bad. Jamahal is a very intelligent striker. He's very refined. His striking is elite. People underestimated him just like they did with Moreno. I had both of them going into the fights. Jiri doesn't seem to understand what he is up against. Jamahal might be better than Jon Jones in that weight class.
I don’t get why Jiri has so many haters
@katana_3558
Жыл бұрын
Who hates him
@marvin469
Жыл бұрын
Because he is weird
@doperat9630
Жыл бұрын
He doesn't. I've literally never seen a negative comment about him until this video. 🤣🤣
@mmawithsubtitles7460
Жыл бұрын
I think it's more to do with his fan base going on and on about Samurais.
@marvin469
Жыл бұрын
@@mmawithsubtitles7460 lol. Like Izzy, but Izzy has different sides. Jiri is just odd. Hell of a fighter but a lot of people can't relate to him (fully)
The jiri cutting hid samurai hair was a big mistake
I don’t want to be mean, just honest. Hill’s performance was incredible! He showed a much better performance than Jiri did. So Hill is the real king now and the best LHW in the world. If Jiri can’t come back, Ankalaev should be next for the belt, he’s the second best right now. But I would like to see Hill vs Jiri!
There's not many fights i wanna see more rn than Jamahal vs Jiri
@alexmulugeta9582
Жыл бұрын
Me too I think Hill beats Jeri tho by stoppage!
Jiri does a lot of unorthodox strikes which i think if he does with Hill will get him caught and possibly put away. I believe it'll be a good fight but I got Jamahal winning in especially if he works on his wrestling to use it at some point in their fight.
@achilles1545
Жыл бұрын
Jiri fights with them hands down so much.
@Bxzzxd
Жыл бұрын
Yea jiri defense will get him in trouble against a dude like Hill
@achilles1545
Жыл бұрын
@Jesse Lee yeah but my thing is all it takes is one good counter punch. It deff would be a good fight hopefully
@SusPastorFoundBrutallyMurdered
Жыл бұрын
Same jiri vs glover was a good fight but ppl forget how many poor iq moments there were by both of them jiri would try unorthodox things and hurt glover multiple times and got so wild he’d square up his hips so glover could take him down and glover pulled guillotine when he hurt jiri and gave up dominant positions like mount multiple times hill was patient calm and showed more skill in his fight be glover I don’t think it was glover being worse bcuz of the first fight
@CrackerBarrelkid555
Жыл бұрын
@Jesse Lee his distance management really isn’t that good he puts his head over his legs and doesn’t use his reach effectively. But his offensive weapons are world class
Jiri is like a mountain hermit that steps into the modern world twice a year to pass on some hard earned wisdom on us degenerate urbanites.
DAMN.. His english is improving so fast thats crazy.
@dallassucks130
Жыл бұрын
Facts
@Hananiah70
Жыл бұрын
"The Glover" 😂😂
@Hananiah70
Жыл бұрын
@@dallassucks130 I like how he says ,,the" before a name.
Hall vs Smith next?
Ariel trying to learn jiri's meditation secrets so he can be like him
Jiri is the most interesting UFC Champion. Very different personality. But I feel he won't be back before the fall or next winter.
Weird how Jiri wasn't brought up at all when Hill became the new champ and during the post fight desk interviews. Hope he returns with fireworks and he gotta stop doing all the wrong types of training that only invites injuries.
@mmawithsubtitles7460
Жыл бұрын
Why would he be brought up?
@alcottdevalte7440
Жыл бұрын
@@mmawithsubtitles7460 Jiri is literally the last champ that did the division a favor by vacating the belt, and he is the next in line if he returns this year as he is saying... The commentary team and the desk team didn't even mention him, and not even DC when interviewing Hill after he won...
@chadwellington2524
Жыл бұрын
@@alcottdevalte7440 i think hills emotional response to winning just took over the convo
@Lbcyoung
Жыл бұрын
I don't think he needs to be mentioned. Him defending his rightful belt in his next fight is a guarantee, a certainty. And believe me, such certainty is extremely rare in the sport. It's so certain that he's defending his LEGITIMATE belt next that there's no need to mention him.
@mmawithsubtitles7460
Жыл бұрын
@@Lbcyoung No, offense, mate. But that's an emotional statement rather than an logical one. We don't even know who he will fight next.
The champion has a name an it's Jiri Prochazka
Jiri is a special person 🙏
IM COMING - Jírí Prochazka
@mmawithsubtitles7460
Жыл бұрын
That was extra haha